All I can say is, “WOW, what a flight!!!”
I can’t complain because it was an estimated 22 hours, cut into 16! It’s only been my 3rd time flying, NEVER for this long though. My first flight was to Atlanta, second was to Puerto Rico (ranging from 2 – 4 hours respectively). Now it was to HONG KONG! It still hasn’t hit me yet, or has it?! It is 4 in the morning and I CANNOT sleep, LOL. I don’t mind though. It is giving me the chance to jot down my thoughts!
So……. I didn’t really read much on the plane, I thought the movies were much more interesting and made the time go by a little faster. Economy class sleeping wasn’t so great until I found the perfect position! Ahhh , I laid the open seat’s tray out beside me and put my head right across it! Nice way to think of the idea with only 4 hours left, ey!? Come to think of not so bad things – The food was pretty all right too. Not the GREAT breakfast my dear mother cooked me before leaving 5:30 in the morning, but still good! I enjoyed every moment of it!!
NOW to the hard stuff! J I know experienced travelers told me to pack light, but hey I am an over packer by nature! I thought I did pretty well with my two suitcases, backpack and large purse.
DON’T judge me! Haha I put a lot of things back that I thought I would need……….. okay want. I did wish I packed less traveling from the airport to the University, but when I think about it I rather have everything I need and not have to worry about buying things right away – then scramble for it when I get there. But back to my point – if you have patience and strength, the train and bus aren’t impossible; they just require lifting and great steering. If you don’t have patience and have limited strength take the taxi! Our route was off plane at 230pm HK time (go to immigration, pick up bags, get HK money, then buy bus ticket), bus, then train, then shuttle to guesthouse on campus arriving around 530pm HK. It was quite a ride, but when you have people to talk to it flies by! It funny because after all of that, I wouldn’t even call that a journey. That was the short trip. I would call the campus we finally arrived to an EVERY DAY journey. WHY? Because we are up in the mountains with steep hills, water surrounding us, and buildings not so close together.
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This campus and country will change me for the better. I already envision great things! Talk to you guys soon!
Location: Guesthouse clinic road, shatin hong kong